The Tennessee Titans are not having a great 2024 season and at 3-9, are using the time remaining to have a good look at QB Will Levis and ponder the future. Levis has started to hit form of late and this AFC South matchup against the 2-10 Jacksonville Jaguars could be a very good watch.
With nothing to lose and multiple names playing for their places or NFL careers, Tennessee will look to add to the Jags’ misery at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. Let’s take a look at their main weapons in NFL fantasy this week:
Titans’ Week 14 Fantasy Outlooks
QB: Will Levis
Since returning to action in Week 10, QB Will Levis has thrown for 960 yards and 7 TDs against 2 INTs. While this hasn’t translated to wins, with Tennessee going 1-3 across those games, it’s encouraging for fans to see there could be something there.
In fantasy, Levis is certainly an interesting player to target in a six-team bye week, and given he has broken 15 points in each of his last four he looks a good start against Jacksonville. The Jags are allowing an average of 17.38 fantasy points per game to QBs this season, so you’d expect to see around that number for Will Levis.
Will Levis’ points range: 10-25; Prediction: 20
RBs: Tony Pollard & Tyjae Spears
Tony Pollard has been a bright spot in a tough season for the Titans and has been a hugely impactful figure in fantasy football. While Tennessee indicated a month back that they may decrease his workload slightly, they didn’t voluntarily do so in Week 13. Yes, Pollard had a low-volume day, but that was game script as Tyjae Spears saw even less of the ball.
Pollard is a must-start against a Jags defense that has been porous against a lot of positions and is 31st against running backs in fantasy, conceding an average of 28.41 fantasy points per game to RBs (HPPR).
Meanwhile, Tyjae Spears could be about to have that big game you know he has in him, but given his injury-hit season and lack of volume, it’s very risky to depend on him this week. Spears should stay on the bench unless you have almost no other options.
That said, to those going through an RB crisis, if you can’t start Spears against Jacksonville, you probably can’t start him against anyone, so you might as well roll the dice.
Tony Pollard’s points range: 4-21; Prediction: 14
Tyjae Spears’ points range: 0-14: Prediction: 6.5
WRs: Calvin Ridley & Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Since Will Levis has returned and started to pick up some form, we have seen some big performances from Tennessee receivers. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine was likely one of the top waivers in fantasy leagues this week, while Ridley has probably been a bench streamer for managers in leagues smaller than 14 teams.
Ridley has been very up and down in 2024, with a high ceiling and a worrying floor. This feels like a high-ceiling week given the Jaguars are having such a torrid time this season. Jacksonville is conceding an average of 38.46 fantasy points per game to receivers, so you should start Calvin Ridley this week.
With 9 TDs in 9 weeks (including 4 in the last three games), managers who have picked up Nick Westbrook-Ikhene will doubtless be feeling cursed if he falters here. The concern is that Westbrook-Ikhine is not a high-volume target, so if he fails to get into the endzone it will be a low-scoring outing, which was the issue in Week 10 (4.60, HPPR).
Westbrook-Ikhine is a must-start for teams in receiver trouble and looks like a decent WR2 or flex option. He’s worth the gamble at getting another TD against Jacksonville.
Calvin Ridley’s points range: 2-23; Prediction: 18.5
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine’s points range: 2-21; Prediction: 13.5
TE: Chig Okonkwo
The Titans are not one of those teams that utilize the TE position enough to warrant starting Chig Okonkwo in fantasy. While he has 2 TDs on the year, he has broken 10 points only twice (HPPR) and has a worrying floor that can see as few as 0.9 points.